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# Windows Server Administrator

- **Company:** General Dynamics Electric Boat
- **Location:** Groton, CT, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Client/Server Application Language (C/AL), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Domain Name System (DNS), VMware ESX Servers, Failover Clustering, Monitoring of Systems, Hardware Security Module, Windows Servers, Public Key Infrastructure, Windows PowerShell, Storage Virtualization, VMware VSphere, Information Technology, Vcenter, CIS Benchmarks
- **Published:** June 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://careers-gdeb.icims.com/jobs/19086/experienced-windows-server-administrator/job?in_iframe=1

## About the Role

Required:

 * Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field
 * Applicant must possess, or be able to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance
 * Six or more years of experience post graduation as a Windows Systems Administrator or similar role
 * Experience deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 Operating Systems
 * Experience with administering and maintaining Microsoft PKI (ADCS)
 * Experience administering and maintaining Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, and Group Policy
 * Experience administering and maintaining Windows Server Failover Clustering
 * Experience hardening systems (DISA STIGs/CIS Benchmarks/NIST 800.53)
 * Experience administering VMware vSphere systems (ESXi, vCenter, vSAN)
 * Advanced PowerShell/PowerShell scripting knowledge and experience

Preferred:

 * Active DoD Secret Clearance
 * Previous experience administering DoD, military, or Federal Government systems
 * Fundamental Unix/Linux knowledge
 * Endpoint Security Systems (ESS) Knowledge
 * Hardware Security Module (HSM) management experience
*

Skills

 * Excellent problem-solving skills
 * The ability to work independently or as part of a team

## Description

* Managing, administering, troubleshooting, and maintaining Windows Servers
 * Managing, administering, troubleshooting, and maintaining networked printers
 * Managing, administering, troubleshooting, and maintaining Commercial off the shelf (COTS) client/server applications
 * Managing, administering, troubleshooting, and maintaining VMware vSphere
 * Researching, deploying, testing, and maintaining security best practices
 * Reviewing system error logs and user-reported errors
 * Managing user access
 * Monitoring system performance


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